Charges of felony home invasion, misdemeanor stalking and misdemeanor breaking and entering have been dropped against former University of Michigan head football coach Sherrone Moore.
Moore, 40, was present in a Michigan courtroom on Friday, March 6, where he accepted a plea deal and pleaded no contest to two new misdemeanor charges of malicious use of a telecommunications device in context of a domestic relationship and trespassing.
First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kati Rezmierski said the decision was based on “a thorough review of the additional evolved evidence and investigation” and “consultation with the victim largely through her representatives in this matter.”
Rezmierski also noted there was not “sufficient evidence to prove a count of domestic violence in this matter, not historically and not what happened on December 10.”
Moore was arrested on December 10, 2025, shortly after being fired as head football coach at the University of Michigan. A university investigation uncovered an “inappropriate relationship” with a female staff member, which led to his termination.
Moore was accused of breaking into the staff member’s residence, where he allegedly threatened to harm her and himself.
A sentencing date has been scheduled for April 14.
Given the new developments, Moore’s attorney, Ellen Michaels, asked the judge to remove the order for Moore to wear a GPS tracking device, which was part of his original sentencing.
Judge J. Cedric Simpson denied that motion until Moore was interviewed by a probation officer.
“From the beginning, we maintained that the felony, stalking charge and the entering without permission charge — all the charges against Mr. Moore — were not supported by facts and law,” Michaels told reporters after the hearing on Friday.
Michaels said the charges were dismissed against Moore after the defendant’s “affidavit was examined.”
“The dismissal of those charges validates the concerns we raised about the investigation from the very beginning. Mr. Moore’s plea is to put this behind him and move forward.”
Moore was joined at Friday’s hearing by his wife, Kelli Moore, with whom he shares three daughters.
The couple held hands while exiting the courtroom, though Moore did not speak with reporters.
Friday’s hearing was the result of a hearing in February, when Judge Simpson raised issues with evidence collection in the case against Moore.
Namely, the judge said it was a “glaring omission” that Moore’s previous relationship with the staff member was not disclosed by a police detective when a magistrate authorized a warrant for his arrest.
